As the clock ticked by,
the virus returned in a
lethal avatar
Note: For those who thought that they had defeated COVID and it was all a thing of the past, unfortunately with the 2nd / 3rd / 4th waves, the virus has reminded all of us that we are mere mortals.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: Open Link #290
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
As I saw the birdie fly away, I
imagined how humans flew from one place
to another in search of happiness
Linking to dVerse Challenge: Poetics – The Print the Whales Make
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
As she looked over
her shoulder, frankenfood seemed
rather trite to her
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Shoulder, Your Daily Word Prompt: Trite, MMA Storytime: Food, Word of the Day: Frankenfood
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While her eyes didn’t aid
her, her hands and feet worked in
sync to change her life
Note: Inspired from stories of those who achieved their dreams onstage despite losing their vision at an early age.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: MTB – The Body & Poetry
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
Winter
snowy, wintry, frigid
freezing, bone-chilling, shivering
dark, frosty, pleasant, beautiful
blistering, scorching, sweltering
balmy, hot
Summer
Dimante Poem for dVerse Challenge: Poetics – Flipping Meanings
Note: It was quite a lot of fun and an interesting challenge to flip the script i.e. write an opposite poem.
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
Washing, drying and
folding clothes was a routine
he became used to
Once everything was
set, the washing machine came
to life with a rumble
It had a life of
its own making the clothes dance
amidst the detergent
As the seasons change, so does a lot in our lives.
While spring is the time for new plans to look forward to,
Summer is the time for so many outdoor activities.
While autumn is the time when colours and seasons change,
Winter is the time for getting in the warmth and spending time with family around the fireplace.
As the seasons change, so does a lot in our lives.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: MTB – Coming full circle
The painter gave life to a plethora
of colours which define life in all its
shapes and forms with several ups and downs.
Note: The poem is inspired from the abstract art titled – ‘A Painter Without a Brush’ (Gerhard Richter)
As the flood of light inundated the
room through the translucent window, he felt
a rush of energy only to have
his stomach in knots at the thought of the
approaching cyclone which was enough to
scathe them leaving a ton of damage behind.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Translucent, Fandango One Word Challenge: Inundate, Your Daily Word Prompt: Scathe, Microblog Monday, dVerse Challenge – Quadrille #124
He tried to cling on
but as per opinion it
wasn’t affordable.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Cling, Fandango One Word Challenge: Affordable, Your Daily Word Prompt: Opinion, dVerse Open Link #288
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